Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 11
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p3qnkb/2p5/2P3p1/PP2p1P1/3p1PB1/3Q2K1/3B4 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb4
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.b4 Bb6
  11. 11.Bb2 Nge7
  12. 12.Nbd2 Be4
  13. 13.Re1 O-O
  14. 14.Bf1 Bg6
  15. 15.h3 Rc8
  16. 16.Rc1 Nf5
  17. 17.Nb3 Nh4
  18. 18.Nh2 f6
  19. 19.exf6 Qxf6
  20. 20.Ng4 Qf7
  21. 21.Qd2 h5
  22. 22.Rxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.Ne5 Qe8
  24. 24.Nc5 Bxc5
  25. 25.dxc5 Qe7
  26. 26.Bd4 Be4
  27. 27.f3 Bh7
  28. 28.Be3 Rf5
  29. 29.Ba6 Rxe5
  30. 30.Bxc8 Qc7
  31. 31.Ba6 Nf5
  32. 32.Bf2 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Qxe1 e5
  34. 34.g4 hxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 Nh6
  36. 36.Bg3 Nf7
  37. 37.Kg2 Qe7
  38. 38.Qe3 g5
  39. 39.Be2 Kg7
  40. 40.a4 d4
  41. 41.Qd2 d3
  42. 42.Bd1 e4

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